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Unit Plan
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: Development Balances Cell Growth

For Students 9th - 10th
This multimedia article includes animations, pictures, video, biographical information, and quiz questions that are accessed by clicking on buttons along the bottom of the page. The topic is the study of cell division, mitosis, and cell...
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Apoptosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource explains apoptosis (programmed cell death) and how it is different from necrosis (cell death due to injury).
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eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Apoptosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about programmed cell death and how it is different from necrosis, cell death due to injury.
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Handout
University of Utah

University of Utah: Learning Center: learn.genetics: Telomeres Aging and Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientists make a connection between the shortening of the telomeres on the ends of chromosomes and the risk of developing cancer. A short interactive video illustrates how this shortening can lead to cancer.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: How Does Autophagy Occur in a Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
The different types of autophagy are broken down and described, including macroautophagy, microautophagy, and chaperone-mediated autophagy. The role of autophagy in cell death is also discussed.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: Never Say Die: The Clock of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the PBS production, Scientific American Frontier "Never Say Die", includes a section entitled "The Clock of Life". It provides a discussion of cell death through shortening of the telomere. A good class activity included.